Seed Science MCQs-30

Seed Science MCQs-30
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1. High storage temperature generally results in ______

 Accelerated seed aging

 Increased seed longevity

 Increased seed vigor

 Improved germination

2. Seed dormancy resulting from an impermeable or hard seed coat that prevents water or oxygen entry is termed _________

 Morphological dormancy

 Physiological dormancy

 Physical dormancy

 Secondary dormancy

3. High humidity during seed storage mainly leads to _____

 Reduced respiration

 Accelerated seed deterioration

 Increased viability

 Increased dormancy

4. Cold treatment used to break dormancy is called _____

 Scarification

 Imbibition

 Vernalization

 Stratification

5. The earliest detectable physiological event during seed aging is _________

 Disruption of cellular membranes

 DNA degradation

 Enzyme activation

 Starch hydrolysis

6. Which of the following processes can occur in both living and dead seeds?

 Respiration

 Enzyme synthesis

 Imbibition

 Hormone signaling

7. The major storage compounds in seeds include _____

 Cellulose only

 Starch, proteins, lipids

 Chlorophyll

 DNA and RNA

8. In germinating oilseeds, β-oxidation of fatty acids mainly occurs in specialized peroxisomes called _______

 Ribosomes

 Lysosomes

 Glyoxysomes

 Chloroplasts

9. In most of plants, germination rate is highly influenced by temperature

 False

 True

10. Lipid peroxidation in seed membranes primarily affects __________

 Cellulose

 Phospholipids

 Carbohydrates

 Nucleic acids

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